Cross Sectional Observational Study Performed to See for Relation of Mallampati Score and Extended Mallampati Score with Body Mass Index

Cross Sectional Observational Study Performed to See for Relation of Mallampati Score and Extended Mallampati Score with Body Mass Index

Introduction: There is increasing incidence of obesity worldwide. Since obese patients have an increased fatty tissue distributed in a truncal fashion, they may have an important and negative impact on the airway patency and respiratory function. Various scoring systems have been used to predict...

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Main Authors: Sasha Maria Menon, Shailaja Sampangiramaiah, Megha Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
modified mallampati test
neck circumference
obesity
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9865/23937_CE[Ra1]_F(DK)_PF1(SG_SS)_PFA(P)_PFA2(SS)_PF3(P_NESY).pdf

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